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Ciel’s weird lineage power was introduced in ch103

Bravat sucks at reading futures, despite coming from a family of deviners or something, but he can see through Seb’s disguise

Frances was hinted to see or sense through Seb’s disguise as well

In general the bond between Seb and Ciel and living for revenge are presented as wrong bc leading to Ciel’s downfall, implying Ciel will face a possible way out of the contract at some point

What did y’all think Modri’s flashback was leading to ? More personal info about Seb ? Maybe, but come on, more demon lore too and since we already saw how contracts are created (ch138), it makes sense Yana was going a completely different way which would tie to Modri coming back from the dead and wanting revenge against a demon

Shades of Ciel

The new chapter is now out!

The English translation can now be read on MangaUp!. It will soon become available at most e-book sites too.

on one hand, we have the figure of a god-savior, and on the other, this figure is always inextricably linked with death, which can be understood as the moment of receiving a new life. “you shall be reincarnated with a new name and a new life,” soma told agni. ciel also gave finny his name. giving a name is an act of deep symbolic, cultural, and psychological significance: it marks the beginning of a person’s biography, defines their identity, and in many traditions was believed to determine their fate. modri, even though he did not receive a new name, was still granted a new life, to which he chose to dedicate himself fully. all three, like priests, decided to devote their lives to the person they recognize as god — a form of offering.

sebastian, as a demon, appears in the lives of the characters within the same symbolism. at the moment when death stands at the door (for modri at the party, for ciel in the form of his brother’s sacrifice), he manifests as the one who brings aid and salvation, extending a helping hand at the moment of greatest need. unlike his predecessors, however, he is not perceived as a god, though similarly, the person he helps binds themselves to him through an act of offering. there is the aspect of new life connected to the granting of a name — this time to sebastian — which marks a new beginning for both: for the demon, who will now serve his master, and for his master, who gains power previously unattainable.